Wayne F wrote: >Ice damage this winters broke the seal between my bulk head and the >bottom of the kayak- now I have a leaky forward compartment. Can it be >repaired with any good silicone sealer or does it take a special kind of >flexible sealer?? Any ideas > Wayne I don't recommend most silicone sealers, since they typically don't have the durability you want. I suggest 3M 5200 Quick Cure Marine Sealant as a far better sealer. Very tough stuff that sticks tenaciously to practically everything. Evan *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On 9 Jun 2003 at 11:29, Evan Dallas wrote: > I suggest 3M 5200 Quick Cure Marine > Sealant as a far better sealer. Very tough stuff that sticks > tenaciously to > practically > everything. > Thanks to all for the advice- the kayak was a kevlar boat (sorry I forgot to mention that). I gave 3M 5200 a try and it was very messy. Seemed to want to stick to itself and my hands, clothes, kayak seat, random places on the boat etc., not so much to the bulkhead or base? I made the mistake of buying the tube rather than the gun form (my big mistake) and had trouble even squeezing it out of the tube. It ain't pretty but finally I got a good bead on both sides of the bulkhead. We'll see if I got the leak. That stuff is tenacious without a doubt and came highly recommended by the marine people- it seems like it will make a good seal. I don't recommend buying in squeeze tubes tho. Thanks again for the input. Wayne F. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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